Dream Journal

Mountaintop Flying★★★
September 28, 1996

It began as a ride at the fair. I was in a little roller coaster car on this track on the side of a mountain. At one point the car flew up at the peak and jumped this rock. I realized then that gravity didn’t matter so much. I jumped the next peak and began to fly. I was flying fast through this jagged mountain range with steep angles. When I landed I had this total physical body rush. It was so grand. Then I heard a voice say “No one deserves to fly right now more than you, Benji.” The rocks I was on broke off the mountainside and I had the hugest free fall into the river below. The river was a glowing blue color, as if it was evening and very cold. I awoke when I hit the water. So crazy cool!

Flying: My first rationalization of the sensations was of being on a roller coaster at the fair. Then I switched to direct flying.

Flying is usually the rationalization of the movement of the astral body, including its separation from the physical body — something we do several times every night. This was one of those cases. The return was sudden and the impact woke me up, which can happen with sudden returns.

Space and Gravity: The more vast and incredible the lands become in the astral, the less gravity seems to have an effect. This coincides with a reduction in my size. The lands spread out into huge mountains and spires and we feel lighter and more free. I often describe “steep angles” at times like this — a feeling that is difficult to explain. It’s related to pulling away from my mind sphere, how it drops off in a fisheye manner.

What I describe as “steep angles”. This is a common feeling on Arcology Hill.

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Separation Rationalization: I was rationalizing my astral body movement at first, but then realized I didn’t need to. The waking self stepped aside and the dream self took over. I no longer needed to rationalize the sensations as having a physical source.

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